Santa Monica Appraises Its Past

2 September 2000 - 9:00am

Debate grows as development threatens existing building stock.

The local controversy over preservation is exemplified by the battle over a 21-unitcluster of apartments located a block from the beach. Activists have nominated thebuildings, constructed in vernacular style, for landmark status. Property owners anddevelopers suggest that rent control -- not a desire to preserve history -- is behindthe application.

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Source: LA Weekly, September 1, 2000
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